Schulich School of Business held a virtual gala recently to mark the retirement of Joyce Zemans, former director of Schulich’s Arts, Media and Entertainment Management program. The creation of a scholarship fund in her name was also announced.
Read moreSenior administrators, faculty and students are being encouraged to share their pride in York University through the 2022 Maclean’s national university survey. Results will be published in the annual university rankings report.
Read moreYork sessional instructor and alumni Stuart Browne is co-founder and CFO of ChargerQuest, Canada’s most innovative smart electric vehicle charging stations. The company has secured $3.1 million in funding.
Read moreYork University and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research are proud to announce the establishment of Canada’s first Centre International de Formation des Acteurs Locaux (CIFAL). York’s Markham Centre Campus will be the permanent home of CIFAL when the campus opens in 2023.
Read more“Still Max,” a documentary by Professor Katherine Knight in York’s Department of Visual Art & Art History, was the recipient of a Rogers Audience Award at the 2021 Hot Docs Festival, which ran from April 29 to May 9. Also recognized were York film MFA alumni Lisa Jackson and Cailleah Scott-Grimes.
Read moreAfter a battle with cancer, York University Professor Emeritus William D. Irvine passed away on May 14. He served the University for 40 years.
Read moreCamerise, a user-centred digital platform piloted by York University’s Glendon Campus, will host events in June to hear from the French as a second language community, including a free, online pan-Canadian open forum and an ideathon/hackathon.
Read moreA book co-authored by York University Professor Emeritus Jaime Llambias-Wolff was recognized with a Talent Award by publisher Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial during the third edition of the Caligrama Awards.
Read moreJoin Athletics & Recreation and the York community on a virtual trip from the Keele Campus to the University’s EcoCampus in Costa Rica. Beginning June 1, individuals and teams can log their activity and work toward reaching the destination within three months.
Read moreYFile spoke with York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton about the vision for York’s School of Medicine and how it could drive positive change in the Greater Toronto Area by creating healthier and more equitable communities.
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